After saying goodbyes at The Coach House I drove across country and called in at Mainsgill Farm Shop for a cup of tea. When I arrived Kevin was there greeting all the ladies. He seems to have become a bit more gregarious since my last visit, he was posing in front of a [...]
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PhotoHunt – Wrong
24 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2011
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The Patio at the Coach House
Sit and rest a while with me…
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 1st 2011
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Paxton – Garden Views
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 31st 2011
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Paxton – The Ice House
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 31st 2011
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Paxton House
This Palladian villa was built in 1758 by Patrick Home:
Before the union between Scotland and England in 1707 this was a hotly contested border area, and only fortified buildings survive from earlier times. Patrick’s grandfather and uncle took part in the Jacobite uprising of 1715, and earlier generations of the family had been [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 30th 2011
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First Glimpse…
… of Paxton House.
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 29th 2011
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What is It?
7 Comments CherryPie on Aug 27th 2011
